Hollywood still has no new ideas

[Inky_Wretch]

Last week, I stumbled across news a reboot of The Naked Gun series was in the works.

Today, it's Gilligan's Island.

I hate Hollywood.

 

[Buck]

I'm sick of characters in TV comedies speaking to the camera.
It is so tired.

 

[MisterCreosote]

Hollywood took in $10.7 billion last year. If "no new ideas" is all it takes, I'll be a billionaire in no time.

 

[LongTimeListener]

"Gravity," "American Hustle" and "Inside Llewyn Davis" appear to be three very strong counter-examples to the no-new-ideas idea.

Hollywood has always had a certain amount of shlock, and it may be more prevalent now than ever, but I feel like I could find an engaging and original movie just about any time I wanted to.

 

[Buck]

I don't know if there is more schlock. There has always been a lot of it.
I'm surprised when schlock does well with audiences.
I shouldn't be surprised, but I almost always am.
Audiences have demonstrated consistently that familiarity sells.

 

[DanOregon]

Are reruns of Gilligan's Island still even airing? Do they really think the 13-20 years olds who drive the movie market will go see it?

 

[TheHacker]

Last week, I stumbled across news a reboot of The Naked Gun series was in the works.

Today, it's Gilligan's Island.

I hate Hollywood.

Every time I hear about a reboot in the works, I always wonder what the pitch meeting is like for those projects. I mean, what happens when you go into a room in 2013 and say to some studio executive: "I have two words for you: Naked. Gun."

And riddle me this: How did that god-awful Land of the Lost movie get green-lighted? I realize that if a big name is willing to sign on, you're going to catch the studio's eye. Or get them thinking about the box office, more likely. But I'm wondering how you don't get laughed out of the room when you come in trying to sell a studio on a new take for an old idea.

 

[Buck]

They made two GI Joe movies, based on comics, toys and a cartoon that are 30-+-years-old.
I think 'Land of the Lost' was looking to cash in on the same idea: appeal to 40-year-old parents who want to see it due a misplaced sense of nostalgia and can drag they're kids along with them as a beard.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

"Gravity," "American Hustle" and "Inside Llewyn Davis" appear to be three very strong counter-examples to the no-new-ideas idea.

Hollywood has always had a certain amount of shlock, and it may be more prevalent now than ever, but I feel like I could find an engaging and original movie just about any time I wanted to.

But at least it was new schlock. This is old, repackaged schlock.

 

[MisterCreosote]

Sometimes the old, repackaged schlock is better than the original schlock.

See J.J. Abrams' Star Trek.

 

[Buck]

'Spider-Man' made more than $400 million - a mega smash.
And they still had the balls to remake it 10 years later.

 

[MisterCreosote]

They remade The Incredible Hulk five years later, but that's because the Ang Lee one sucked.

With successful movies, a 30-year buffer between versions would be good.

 

[outofplace]

'Spider-Man' made more than $400 million - a mega smash.
And they still had the balls to remake it 10 years later.

And it worked well enough that not only is the sequel coming soon, but they have announced a third one and spin-offs.

 

[Batman]

They made two GI Joe movies, based on comics, toys and a cartoon that are 30-+-years-old.
I think 'Land of the Lost' was looking to cash in on the same idea: appeal to 40-year-old parents who want to see it due a misplaced sense of nostalgia and can drag they're kids along with them as a beard.

Like others have said, the G.I. Joe movies were new schlock. They'd never been turned into a movie before. The property had also waned, but never really went away. Same with its cousin, Transformers. Hasbro had done a good job of at least keeping the nostalgia fires smoldering with occasional new toy releases and rebooted comic book series.
Land of the Lost, though, I have no idea. It was a bit before my time, but even in its heyday was it ever a truly popular TV show?

 

[Brian]

Nebraska,

"Gravity," "American Hustle" and "Inside Llewyn Davis" appear to be three very strong counter-examples to the no-new-ideas idea.

...Nebraska, Frances Ha, Computer Chess, Room 237, Wolf of Wall Street...This Is the End...

This was a damn good year for film.

 

[YankeeFan]

Career newspaper man accuses Hollywood of lacking new ideas.

Film at 11:00.

 

[Guy_Incognito]

Career newspaper man accuses Hollywood of lacking new ideas.

Film at 11:00.

Kentucky Fried Movie remake?

 

[Rhody31]

Last week, I stumbled across news a reboot of The Naked Gun series was in the works.

Today, it's Gilligan's Island.

I hate Hollywood.

IIRC, a Gilligan's Island movie has been rumored since the mid-90s. Chris Farley was supposed to play the Skipper. I can't remember who was supposed to be Gilligan; I want to say Martin Short.

EDIT: Found this - http://www.deseretnews.com/article/348856/GILLIGANS-ISLAND-MOVIE-TO-SAIL-ONTO-FILM-IN-1995.html

 

[ifilus]

Last week, I stumbled across news a reboot of The Naked Gun series was in the works.

Today, it's Gilligan's Island.

I hate Hollywood.

Every time I hear about a reboot in the works, I always wonder what the pitch meeting is like for those projects. I mean, what happens when you go into a room in 2013 and say to some studio executive: "I have two words for you: Naked. Gun."

These words, "Starring Ed Helms as Frank Drebin", should have immediately killed the project.


http://variety.com/2013/film/news/ed-helms-firing-up-the-naked-gun-reboot-for-paramount-exclusive-1200950237/

 

[DanOregon]

The Real Gilligan's Island was bad enough.